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Egil Olsen

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Egil Olsen
Olsen in 2010
Personal information
Full name Egil Roger Olsen[1]
Date of birth (1942-04-22) 22 April 1942 (age 82)[1]
Place of birth Fredrikstad, Norway[1]
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1965 Østsiden
1964 Vålerenga
1966–1967 Vålerenga
1968–1971 Sarpsborg
1972–1974 Frigg
1975 Hasle-Løren
National team
1964–1971 Norway 16 (0)
Teams managed
1972–1973 Frigg
1974 Frigg
1975 Hasle-Løren
1976 Østsiden
1977 Fossum
1978–1979 Frigg
1979–1985 Norway U21
1981–1983 Frigg
1985–1988 Lyn[2]
1989 Aalesund
1990 Norway U23
1990–1998 Norway
1998–1999 Vålerenga
1999–2000 Wimbledon
2002–2003 Norway U19[3]
2004–2005 Fredrikstad
2007–2008 Iraq
2009–2013 Norway
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Egil Roger Olsen (born 22 April 1942), nicknamed Drillo, is a Norwegian former football manager and player.[4][5] He is best known as a highly successful manager of the Norway national team. He later was manager of the Iraq national team, his departure from which caused considerable attention. In January 2009, he made a comeback as manager for the Norway national team.

Managerial statistics

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As of 15 October 2013.[6]
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA /- Win %
Lyn Norway 1985 1988
Aalesund Norway 1989 1989
Norway U23 Norway 1990 1990
Norway Norway 11 October 1990 30 June 1998 88 46 26 16 168 63 105 52.27
Vålerenga Norway 1998 1999 20 11 1 8 55
Wimbledon England 9 June 1999 1 May 2000 43 11 12 20 55 80 –25 25.58
Norway U19 Norway 2002 2003 7 4 2 1 8 6 2 57.14
Fredrikstad Norway 2004 2005 26 8 7 11 35 44 –9 30.77
Iraq Iraq 2007 2008 6 2 3 1 12 5 7 33.33
Norway Norway 14 January 2009 27 September 2013 50 25 9 16 63 50 13 50
Total 240 107 60 73 341 248 93 44.58

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Olsen: Egil Roger Olsen: Manager". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. Erik Sexe Andersen og Torstein Velvang. "Egil Olsen som Lyn-trener". Lynfotball.net. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  3. "Olsen return lifts Norway U19s". Union of European Football Associations. 18 December 2002. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  4. "Store norske leksikon - Egil "Drillo" Olsen". Snl.no. 29 November 1958. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  5. "Store norske leksikon - Egil "Drillo" Olsen – utdypning (NBL-artikkel)". Snl.no. 29 November 1958. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  6. "Norwegian National Football Team Matches". NFF. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.